In these times more than ever, I feel strongly about the value of social enterprises in London and the need to shine a light on their activities. I’ve written before about Sarah Bentley and her work with Made In Hackney, and have also mentioned the Luminary Bakery, which offers opportunities to women at a social […]
INTERVIEW: Cirque Du Soleil Performer Shelli Epstein
Cirque du Soleil returns to the Royal Albert Hall, with it’s incredible and ground breaking 30th anniversary production of LUZIA, which brings traditional and contemporary circus disciplines to a whole new level.
INTERVIEW // Sarah Bentley, Made in Hackney
When Eliza, my editor at Healthy Living London, suggested I reach out to Sarah Bentley for an interview on raising a plant-based family and her thoughts on the vegan movement more widely, I jumped at the chance. For those unfamiliar with Sarah’s work, she is one of the co-founders and project directors of the first […]
An Interview with Adiba and Ghazal from Inhere Meditation
Helping Londoners ‘stop, pause and hear themselves again’, HLL headed down to the Inhere meditation studio to meet up with Adiba and Ghazal, and learn more about the holistic benefits meditation can offer the body, mind and spirit. ‘Inhere’ means to ‘exist within’. Most people live busy lives and the element of self-care can often […]
Q & A With Peter Lang, Recovering Alcoholic and Drug Addict
When your vices turn into something more, and you can’t see past your next ‘fix’, you’re considered addicted. An addict is, as defined by the Cambridge English Dictionary, ‘a person who cannot stop doing or using something, especially something harmful‘. Addiction destroys lives and yet it’s something which can happen to anyone, regardless of race, […]
An Interview With Ilona Stubley, The UK Long Drive Champion
Healthy Living London talks to Ilona Stubley, a Glasgow based city worker who can drive a golf ball the distance of a football pitch three and a half times over! Already the UK long drive Champion, she recently broke the women’s long drive world record with a remarkable 460.94 yard drive, woah! We got the chance […]
TRIED & TESTED // Life Coaching with Elisabetta Franzoso
Hi, I’m Nicole and this is my fourth time writing for Healthy Living London. Did you see my reviews of Tesco’s Wicked Vegan ready-made meals, Frame’s Yin and Gin Yoga at 100 Wardour Street in Soho and my interview with Chronic Sleep Fatigue expert, Dr. Rajendra Sharma? What did you think? This time, I had […]
Tribe Sports Marathon Tips
Marathon season is well and truly upon us. Every Monday (#medalmonday) my Instagram feed is crammed with more bling than a rapper’s jewellery box, and it only looks set to continue with thousands more runners taking on 26.2 miles over the next few months. Taking on a marathon is a mean feat, so I thought […]
An Interview with Erin Niimi, author of Japonisme
At Healthy Living London, we absolutely love books. Even more so when they’re written by those we’ve met and follow on Instagram. So it was pretty darn exciting when we discovered that Erin Niimi, who we’d met several years ago at a food event, had her debut book out, Japonisme, on 19th April. We couldn’t […]
An Interview with Freda founder, Affi Parvizi-Wayne
Women spend thousands of pounds on sanitary products in their lifetime, and rely on these products to see us through our periods in a way that’s hygienic and dignified. But how often do we really think about what products we use? Yes, I’m sure we’ve all debated pads verses tampons, applicator verses non-applicator, wings or […]